PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS IN URBAN AREAS: SOME OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING THEIR USE

The correct design and planning of pedestrian crossing structures has to be based on a thorough analysis of the situation concerning their use, how they are affected by various influencive factors, and how sensible and accessible they are. The pedestrian subways are one of the energy measures aimed at elimination of conflict between pedestrians and vehicles at points of crossing. The source-reference for this paper is a detailed study of the pedestrian subway usage which concerns the variation between the pedestrian five-minute volumes during peak period, the relationships between characteristic factors and subway usage, the influence of the traffic flow and the distance and time ratios on subway usage, the pedestrian level of service and the accessibility of subways for specific pedestrian categories. Some of the more important findings of this research are set out in this paper. Four subways in the Sheffield urban area are included in the research. Language: en